Brush



BRUSH E. F. ASTLEY Filed March '7, 1927 July 10,1928.

Patented `uly 10, 1928.4

revestir EDWARD F. ASTLEY, oFoI-IICAGO, ILLINOIS'. AssIGN'oR To -HUMBOLDT M. sEYER, oF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

i BRUSH.

Application filed March 7, 1927. i Serial No. 173,378.

This invention lrelates to brushes and has for its object to provide a new and improved 4'device of this description.

lThe invention has asa further object to provide a brush which is provided with a continuous supply of liquid to be applied by the brush.

The invention has a further object to provide a brush with means for regulating the supply of the liquid to the brush.

The invention has further objects which are more particularly pointed out in the accompanying description.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a view of one form of brush embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal, sectional view of the brush shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the position of the partswhen the brush is being used. 'V

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. f

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures. l

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown a brush provided with a handle made up of removable sections 1 and 2, the sections being hollow so as to form av receptacle for the liquid to be supplied to the brush. The handle is provided at its end with an opening 3 through which projects the liquid applying member 4. The applying member 4 is connected with a movable member 5 which is movable with relation to the handle. The applying member is preferably provided with a rigid end 6 vwhich engages a stop 7 so as to limit the upward movement of the applying member.

The movable member 5 is provided with the cup 8 the wall of which engages the linner wall of the handle when the brush is not in use, as shown in Fig. 2. The movable member 5 is provided with one or more openings 9 through which the liquid may pass to the applying member 4.V The movable member 5 is provided with a retracting spring 10 which normally holds the cup 8 against the wall of the handle. This spring at one end engages a suitable stop as, for example, the stop 7 and at the Vother end engages a stationary part 11 which is bent at an angle, the end 12 projecting into the spring and the end 13 being connected with the handle. The sections 1 and 2 of the vhandle are connected together by screw rit is, of course, evident that the construction may be varied in many particulars withoutr departing fromthe spirit of the invention as embodied in the claims hereto appendedV and I, therefore, do not limit myself to the particular construction shown.

In the use of the device, the liquid to be applied is placed in the handle by disconnecting the section 2 f rom the section 1. The liquid applying member is placed in the movable member 5 and the movable member is then placed in. the section 2, the applying member projecting through the opening 3. The section 2 is then attached to the section 1, the end 12 of the part 11 projecting into the spring, as shown in Fig. 2. The handle is now turned to the applying position and theliquid passes down into they section 2 of the handle and into the cup 8, the-contact of the cup 8 with the handle, preventing the leaking of the liquid.

The liquid passes into' the openings 9 and into the applying member 4. As the applying member is applied to the surface to be coated, pressure is applied to the handle and 'this causes the cup'8 to move inwardly so as to provide a slight opening between the cup and the inner surface of the *handle so that additional liquid may pass through such opening to the applying member 4. A

This position of the parts is shown in F ig.3. `When the pressure is released, the i spring 10 moves the parts back to the posi-v tion shown in Fig. 2. It will thus be seen that by means of this device, any suitable material may be applied by the applying member 4, this material being continuously supplied to the applying member. I

This construction may be used with any type of applying member and is particularly lzdapted to a soft and flexible applying mem- I claim: j Y 1. A brush comprising a hollow handle,y providing a liquid receptacle, said handle movable member, the end thereof projecting Jfrom said cup, and an opening in said movf able member Jfor permitting the liquid vin the receptacle to come into contact Withl Said flexible member.

2. A brush comprising a `hollow handle providing` a liquid receptacle, said handle being' provided with an opening, amovable member projecting` into said handle,a cup ontlie end of said movable member which normally closes the opening` in the handle, an applying member extending; into said movable member, the end thereofprojeoting from saidcup, and means for elastieallyl pressing said cup toward the opening in said handle.

van applying member extending into said movable member, the end thereof projecting fromv Said Cup, a stop associated With said movable member for limiting the inward movement of the movable member,A and a spring in said movable member, said spring arranged to be compressed when the apply- 'ing member is' brought into Contact With the surface yin connection With Vwhich it is used. f y Y Signed at Chicago, county of Cook, and State ot Illinois, this 19th. day lof February, 1927.` f Y EDWARD F. AsTLnY 

